Jeremy Lewin
Jeremy Lewin | |
|---|---|
| Under Secretary of State for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office July 11, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Albert T. Gombis (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Jeremy P. Lewin is an American political appointee, serving as Acting Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom since July 2025.[1][2][3] He has been affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency.[4]
Early life and education
Lewin attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduating in 2015.[5] He later received his BA from Dartmouth College and his JD from Harvard Law School.[2] He was a member of the Federalist Society at Harvard.[5]
Career
After his law school graduation, he worked as a Clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.[2][5] In 2024, he joined Munger, Tolles & Olson as a trial lawyer.[5]
Lewin joined the second Trump administration as a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), appointed deputy administrator for policy and programs for USAID, and helped oversee the agency's dismantling.[6][7][8] Lewin authored memos detailing the decommissioning of the agency, including one titled "USAID's Final Mission", shortly after, remaining staff were fired.[9]
In June 2025, Lewin waived nine mandatory anti-fraud and counterterrorism safeguards in an effort to expedite a $30 million award to the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.[10]
Controversy
In April 2025, Rolling Stone published an investigation that interviewed with 10 people who knew Lewin, including a girl who had made a police complaint alleging he threatened her with a knife, allegations of assaulting a private school classmate, and making racist remarks.[11][6]
References
- ^ "Opinion | The DOGE Alum Asking if Foreign Aid Is America's Problem". July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Jeremy P. Lewin". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Times, The New York (February 27, 2025). "The People Carrying Out Musk's Plans at DOGE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Knibbs, Kate. "Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Hilton, Jodi (April 1, 2025). "BB&N students surprised to discover classmate worked for Doge before appointment at USAid". Cambridge Day. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Beaumont, Peter (April 1, 2025). "Doge employee allegedly has history of misogyny, racism and violent outbursts". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Knickmeyer, Ellen; Lee, Matthew (April 15, 2025). "DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says". AP News. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ "From the Ivy League to working for Elon Musk's DOGE, meet the 28-year-old Mass. native turning the lights out at USAID - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000195-de57-dc25-a3b7-deffc6eb0000
- ^ "Ex-DOGE official rushed grant to GHF despite staff warnings: Report". Al Jazeera. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ Sweet, Jacqueline (April 1, 2025). "Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 1, 2025.